| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 61 | 19 | +42 | 37 | 1.76 |
| 2 | Stoke City | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 21 | +31 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 4 | Everton | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Derby County | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 16 | Arsenal | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 20 | Leeds United | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 22 | Brentford | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 15 | 0.71 |
2 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
